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HERO'S ENGINE OR AN AEOLIPILE
A Bladeless Radial Steam Turbine.
Water is heated to produce steam which accelerates out of small tubes, creating thrust or torque to spinthe engine. By converting heat into mechanical energy it demonstrates the Bernoulli principle & Newton's 3 laws.